I'm calling ACAS tomorrow, but wondering if anybody had any imput.
Whilst I was on maternity leave from my FT time a new contract was intorduced whereby all FT staff now have to woek a set amount of weekends per year and 2 BH which are on a rota and all other BH off - as a result they had a salary increase of £500pa to cover the extra days. They get 25 days holiday plus the BH's not worked
I went back to work p/t and asked to work 3 midweek days, however i was asked to a mon and have a wed and fri off to whichi agreed. It was confirmed that the new weekend/bh rota did not affect me as pt on my return.
However when I had my contract it stated that at 3 full days, I got 20 days holiday pa and if a BH fell ona working day then I had to work it or use a holiday. I disputed this as the 3 other p/t time were not on the same contract and have BH off - they all work 4 hours a day x 5 days. It was decided that my contract was right and theirs needing ammending to show they also had to work BH or use holidays.
Today however I have been told that my contract will stay the same but as the other p/t work 5 days per week, they get the 25 days holidays (paid for the hours they work per day) and the BH and they dont have to work the BH after all? So basically I am the only part timer who has to work the BH.
Thier reasoning is that they work 4 hours each day for 5 days per week and I work 3 full days so different rules apply - even though I work 3 hours more than them per week.
Does this seem right, surely a part time staff member is a part time staff member and the same rule should apply to all as equals????
I feel as though im being penalised for doing my hours in full so that I can spend the other two days with my daughter for parenting clubs etc.